PL/PDF Features

A broad native Oracle feature set for PDF, DOCX and XLSX generation, templates, security, graphics, fonts and document automation.

PDF generation

Document creation

Create PDFs from scratch, generate database reports and produce documents on a web server in real time.

Template engine

Create layouts in Microsoft Word with placeholders, dynamic images, repeating groups and master-detail structures.

XHTML support

Render paragraphs, images, tables, lists, headings and subscript or superscript content.

PDF security and interactive documents

  • Digitally sign PDF documents
  • Encrypt documents and configure permissions
  • Set open passwords
  • Create text, button, checkbox, radio button, choice and signature form fields
  • Control form field appearance and JavaScript
  • Add document-level JavaScript

Fonts, text and layout

  • Standard, TrueType, subsetted, Unicode and CJK fonts
  • Wrapped text boxes, cells, rows and automatic line breaks
  • Precise page layout, automatic page breaks, page headers and footers
  • Images stored in or loaded through the database
  • Lines, arcs, ellipses, rectangles, circles and rounded rectangles
  • Color, shading, blend modes, transparency, clipping and graphics state
  • Code 39, Code 128, EAN-13, UPC-A, Interleaved 2 of 5, PDF417 and PostNet barcodes
  • Bar, line and pie charts

PDF document features

  • Compression for content, fonts and images
  • Document properties, PDF version and initial-view preferences
  • Bookmarks with destinations and actions
  • Embedded files
  • PDF/A output for long-term archiving

XLSX output

  • Create Excel-compatible workbooks from Oracle data
  • Fonts, colors, alignment, rotation, wrapping and numeric formats
  • Cell borders and comments
  • Images positioned relative to rows and columns
  • Printer settings, page orientation and paper size
  • 1900 and 1904 date systems

DOCX output

  • Create Word-compatible documents from Oracle data
  • Text style, font, color, spacing, highlighting and vertical position
  • Paragraph alignment, indentation, spacing, borders and page behavior
  • Headers and footers for first, even or all pages
  • Tables, borders, tab stops, images, hyperlinks, fields and lists
  • Template-driven report generation with Microsoft Word layouts

Try the complete feature set

The downloadable trial packages let you evaluate document generation before purchasing a licence.

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